New-York tribune., 1887-12-12
NOMINATIONS HELD BACK.

OPPOSITION TO JUDGE MONTGOMERY - THE MIND
OF MAN JUDGE ALLEN Is.
WASHINGTON, Dec IL tSpee'an'-some comment
has been caused by the fact that when the President
sent the nomination Of Mr.. Lamar to be Associate
| Justice to tho Senate, he did not transmit to that
body for its consideration the nominations for other
iudaal appointments made In tho vacation Among
them are those Of Martin V. Montgomery TO 90
Judge Of tho supreme Court OF the District OF Column
ba and William J. Allen to be United States District
Judge in Illinois.
1t is understood that there will be considerable OPP
position to Judge Montgomery's confirmation, and
that charges against him have been or Will bo fled
with the Judiciary Committee OF the Senate. The l.
act nature of the charges not known but 1t h inti-
mated that some of them are serious.
1t hardly probable that any charges will be forth
coming against Judge Allen, although his appoint
ment was received with great dsfavor by everybody
In Illinois who loyal during tho war. lie was
Of the most bitter copperheats in that State 30
bitter, in fact he that while he was Judge of
the courts in SCI 1862 he arrested
by the military authorities account of his disloyal
utterances, which designed to prevent enlist
ment In the Union Army and calculated TO encourage
desertions tnerefrom. In 1852 Judge Allen was
elected to Congress to succeed John a. Logan, who
had resigned to enter the Union Army In speech
in the House December o. 1862, he bitterly at
tackled the Admnis for its violation Of the ILL.,
nois law then in forbdding the coming into tho
coored persons In the course Of that speech
he said:
"I was one OF those who believed that this war
could and ought TO have been avoided and have been
consistent and persistent in holding up to public exc
Grafton those who properly chargaDle for its
istence am Inundated TO confess that the archives
of American history tho fact that the party now
in power could have hon0rably compromised with tho
south before one drop Of blood had been she'd and
thus have saved US from the Ills falling heav
| lily upon u''
In February, 1868 Mr.. Allen delivered set speech
against the conscrLton and the bill to enroll negro
troops. In that speech he sad
:" AT about the hour of clock to- mori Nv morn
ing The holy sabbath Will be desoeratcd by It's pas
ir the higher branch vi the Nal Jha Legislature
IN the same speech, he summed up his legal expe-
rence In tho course OF his remarks referring Cen
| eral Logan in which he said
He and have been law partners for many years,
though confess that neh her Of us has been bur
deLed with practice" Further he said, referring
Scott came up to my town to arrest the Judge and
prosecuting attorney of my circuit he succeeded DO
claimed he clothed wiih national aui hority
We la abiding people, Mr.. Speaker but our en-
durance may be exhausted
In his concluding remarks Mr.. Alcr said 1t may
with proprcty be asked what propose. 1 have no
hest alton in regard 10 this response. Bring back
the Government TO its Constitutional limits worship
not the black man. but pay respect to tho white man
act In spirit of kindness and Cancellation for If We
do this, what the enemies Of the Union, south
well North, Will present to US as the next Dcst
thing adopt Is a DIVISION
Judge Aliens public career ended Win that con
gress and nothing moro was heard of him until this
reform Administration In its search for Northern
Union soldiers to reward, discovered and rewarded
him.